6-25-09 News!
Following the increased popularity of nVidia's
GeForce™ 200 series (260, 275, 285), the MCW60-R is now shipping with
the GT200 adapter plate instead of the older G80 plate (for 8800 GTX).
The G80 adapter remains available in option.
4-25-09 News !
The GTX285
heatsink for GeForce GTX285 is designed to work with the MCW60 and
provides a convenient and optimal full cover solutions.
11-19-08 News!
The
MCW60-4870X2-CSK is a set of custom screws designed to allow the
MCW60 to work with ATI's popular HD 4870X2. Use requires minor
modifications to the housing and can be implemented at the user level.
11-7-08 News !
The GTX200
heatsink for GeForce GTX260/280 is designed to work with the MCW60 and
provides a convenient and optimal full cover solutions.
9-15-08 News!
The
GT200
adapter plate is now available. It provides compatibility with nVidia's
Geforce GTX260 and GTX280 graphics cards.
8-19-08 News!
We are now Shipping Revision 2 of the
MCW60. The MCW60-R2 receives the same copper base plate as that used in
the Stealth:
a 40% smaller Diamond Pin Matrix which improves thermal resistance from
0.01 to 0.02 °C/W in the range of typical system flow rates (0.5 to 1.5
GPM).
1-21-07
Introduction
The MCW60™ waterblock is a next
generation liquid cooling solution for high-end graphics processors (GPU's).
It uses the same base plate technology as the
award-winning
Apogee CPU water-block for enhanced heat dissipation and optimum
flow-rate in complete liquid cooling systems.
Companion products selection Guide
Depending on your graphics card model
and application such as extreme overclocking, cooling of the surface
mount components such as Ram modules and mosfets may be necessary, and
companion products to the MCW60 are available in option as follows:
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Surface
Mount Components Cooling Selection Guide: |
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Caldera Heatsink |
passive
heatsink for memory & mosfets for ATI ® HD4870X2 |
|
GTX285
Heatsink |
passive
heatsink for memory & mosfets for nVidia® GeForce® GTX285
|
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GTX200
Heatsink |
passive
heatsink for memory & mosfets for nVidia® GeForce® GTX260 and
280 |
|
8800 GT/GTS (G92) Mosfet Heatsink |
Passive Mosfet heatsink for nVidia® GeForce® 8800 GT/GTS (G92)
|
|
9800 GTX Mosfet Heatsink |
Passive Mosfet
heatsink for nVidia® GeForce® 9800 GTX(G92) |
|
MC8800
heatsinks set |
GeForce® 8800
series surface mount components complete cooling kit:- Use with the the MCW60 for
passive cooling of the GeForce® 8800 series graphics cards
|
|
MC14
Ramsinks |
Set of 8
Ramsinks
- Use with the the MCW60 for
passive cooling of the Ram chips with most high-end ATI® and
nVidia® graphics cards
|
|
MC21mosfet
heatsinks |
Set 4 Mosfet
heatsinks- Use whenever needed for
passive cooling of the Vcore mosfets
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Pictures Gallery
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The MCW60 is
compatible with nVidia GeForce GTX285. Installation of the
water-block requires an optional mounting kit (part #GT200 shown
shown below).
 |
The MCW60 is compatible with
ATI's HD4870X2. Installation of the water-block requires an
optional custom screw kit (shown below)
Cooling of the surface mount
components, such as memory and power mosfets requires the
optional Caldera heatsink..
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MCW60 and HD4870 + 1 MC14 (set of 8) + 1 MC21 (set of 4)
MCW60 and HD4850 + 1 MC8800 SMC kit
The MCW60 is fully compatible
with AMD® new 4850 and 4870 series graphics cards. Memory
cooling is handled on this 4870 Model by (8)
MC14
ramsinks, and Mosfet Cooling is handled by (3)
MC21
heatsinks. Below, we are showing the perfect thermal grease
imprint that is to be expected with the MCW60 mounting system
and lapped copper base. |
The MCW60 is compatible with nVidia GeForce GTX280 and
GTX260. Installation of the water-block requires an optional
mounting kit (part #GT200 shown shown below).
Cooling of the surface mount
components, such as memory and power mosfets requires the
optional
GTX200 heatsink..
|
|
The MCW60 G80 adapter plate
provides compatibility with nVidia®'s GeForce® 8800GTX, Ultra,
and GTS series video cards. Shown here with the optional
MC8800
cooling kit on nVidia®'s GeForce® 8800 GTX. |
The optional G80 adapter kit is
used to replace the standard MCW60 hold-down plate and
allows installation with GeForce®™ GTX, ultra and GTS series
Video Cards. This adapter is not required for the GT
version, as shown below.
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The MCW60 in stock configuration is
fully compatible with nVidia® 8800GT/GTS (G92),
and 9800 GTX series of graphics cards. Optional memory and
mosfet cooling is available by using
MC14
Ramsinks and
MC21
mosfet heatsink, or the new 8800 GT/GTS (G92) or 9800 GTX Mosfet
heatsinks. |
|
The MCW60 in stock configuration
is fully compatible with ATI®'s 3800 series.
Optional memory and mosfet cooling is available by using (8)
MC14
Ramsinks, and (4)
MC21
mosfet heatsink. |
The MCW60 is shown above with
ATI®'s 2900XT. The optional A2900 adapter kit is required
for installation with this card. Optional memory and mosfet
cooling is also available by using (14)
MC14
Ramsinks, and (4)
MC21
mosfet heatsinks.
|
|
|
The optional A2900 adapter kit
is used to replace the standard MCW60 hold-down plate and
allows installation with ATI® 2900XT video cards as shown
above.
|
Features and benefits at a glance
|
Versatility |
VGA
compatibility: the improved mounting system provides
compatibility with most ATI® Radeon® and
most high-end nVidia® GeForce® graphics adapters (see
compatibility section for details). |
| Water-cooling
system compatibility: The water-block ships with 1/2", 3/8" and
1/4" barbs for universal compatibility with any liquid cooling
circuit. |
| Low water-block
profile allows installation with nVidia®'s SLI and ATI®'s
CrossFire™ systems. |
| The NPSM thread
used in the MCW60 is BSPP and G 1/4 fittings compatible (see
technical note on
Fittings Compatibility) |
Performance
Model |
The thermal
performance model focuses extreme cooling where it is in fact
the most needed: at the GPU level. This will afford better
overclocks, and overall lower system temperature. Efficient and
silent memory cooling is handled by using individual Ramsinks.
|
| Water-block
Performance |
The MCW60
waterblock inherits all its thermal and hydraulic
characteristics from the
Apogee
CPU water-block, in particular the Patent Pending Diamond
Pin Matrix cold plate, proven for its thermal efficiency with
today's high end CPUs. |
| Memory performance
|
Greater thermal
efficiency is obtained thanks to the superior mechanical joint
afforded by individual heatsinks compared to monolithic memory
cooling solutions. |
|
Reliability |
The housing is
injection molded from POM (Acetal Co-polymer) resulting in
complete reliability compared to machined Acrylic tops which
tend to crack. |
| All hydraulic
joints (housing to cold-plate and fittings) use o-rings for
complete reliability and leak-free operations. |
| The mounting
system includes a strong stiffening back-plate with a soft
rubber center pad to prevent the circuit-board from bending .
|
| Cosmetic Appeal
|
In its black
and chrome trim, the MCW60 VGA cooler is a perfect match to
complement the
Apogee
CPU cooler, and the
MCW30
Chipset cooler. |
| Lower cost of
ownership |
The injection
molded water-block housing results in economies of scale,
whereas the individual memory Ramsinks provide significant
material savings compared to monolithic solutions. Cost of
ownership is thus reduced by up to 50% compared to monolithic
solutions, with superior performance where it really counts, and
complete freedom in terms of graphics cards upgrade ability.
|
Performance and flow data
This graph shows a lower
pressure drop for the MCW60 which will result in better flow
rates and overall system performance.
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The MCW60 shows an improvement
of 0.02 to 0.01 °C/W in the range of typical system flow
rates (0.5 to 1.5 GPM). This is a 1 to 2°C improvement at
100 Watts.
|
This chart illustrates the
minor (0.1 GPM average flow rate reduction) impact of adding
one or even two MCW55 VGA coolers to Swiftech's CPU liquid
cooling systems. With its lower pressure drop, the MCW60
will have even less impact.
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Compatibility and retention mechanism
The MCW60™ is shipped
with three separate retention mechanisms composed of spring loaded
screws and back plates providing off-the-shelf compatibility with most
ATI®® Radeon™ and
most nVidia®® GeForce®™ families of products as follows:
1. Pre-assembled retention mechanism
using the four holes surrounding the processor:
-
Most high-end nVidia® GeForce™ series from 6800 and above
(incl. latest 8800 series). See compatibility list below.
- ATI® Radeon™
series from X1800 and above (incl. latest 3800 series)
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COMPATIBILITY LIST nVidia®
2. Retention
mechanism for all ATI® Radeon® 7000 to X850, and X1300 to X1600 (*)
series using the two alternate mounting holes:
 X1600XT Series Note:
Depending on the circuit board maker, some X1600XT are not
compatible. See
compatibility list
3. Retention mechanism for nVidia®
GeForce® 8800 series
3. ATI®'s latest 2900XT
graphics card require the optional A2900 retention kit shown below, as
well as optional memory cooling. 2 packs of eight
MC14 Ramsinks,
and 1 pack of four
MC21 mosfet heatsinks are needed.
4. Earlier mid-range
GeForce®™ series (6600 and below) utilizing two diagonal mounting holes
(3.12" spacing as shown below) require the optional MCW60-FX kit.
The MCW60 FX kit provides compatibility with earlier GeForce® models
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